Bokn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (Bokn) IPA^(key): [¹bu̞kn̩]

Proper noun

Bokn f

1. a municipality of Rogaland, Norway, primarily consisting of the two islands Austre Bokn and Vestre Bokn
2. an island of Finnøy, Rogaland

Derived terms

Compounds with Bokn use the old genitive Bokna-, from Old Norse Boknar.

• Boknafjorden
• Boknar (“someone from Bokn”)

References

• Jørn Sandnes; Ola Stemshaug (1997), Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN